Maintenance Engineer

ATA Recruitment; Basildon; On-site; GBP 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international parcel distribution company seeks a Maintenance Engineer in Basildon. This role involves maintaining state-of-the-art automated machinery, requiring strong electrical and mechanical skills. Employees benefit from dedicated PLC training, a competitive salary, and generous holiday allowance, while working in a clean and efficient environment.

Benefits

Healthy pension contribution

28 shifts holiday allowance

Personalised PLC training

Qualifications

• Experience as a Multi-Skilled Engineer is essential.
• Willingness to work with PLCs and undergo training.
• Understanding of key mechanical and/or electrical components.

Responsibilities

• Perform reactive and PPM maintenance on automated equipment.
• Fault finding electrically on single and three-phase equipment.
• Replace mechanical components such as bearings and rollers.

Skills

Electrical fault finding

Mechanical maintenance

PLC understanding

Multi-Skilled Engineering

Education

Recognised engineering qualification

Job description

Role: Maintenance Engineer (x2)

Shift: Mon-Fri, 3-Shift

Week 1: 6am-2pm (x2)

Week 2: 2pm-10pm

Week 3: 10pm-6pm

Salary: £49,260 (LOADS OF OVERTIME. – 1.5 + 2.0)

Location: Basildon

The Company

Would you like specific, dedicated PLC training?

Are you the type of Maintenance Engineer who wants to work in a clean, automated environment with brand-new, state-of-the-art equipment and machinery?

Our client is one of the largest parcel distribution companies worldwide. With an annual turnover in the billions globally, they supply their services internationally to over 200 countries.
Recently, they have invested around £150,000,000 installing the latest, state-of-the-art machinery and PLC equipment for you to start working with immediately!

The Role

As a Maintenance Engineer, your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Working on highly automated conveyors, sorters, PLCs etc.
• Reactive and PPM maintenance on all of the automated equipment on-site
• Fault finding electrically working with single and three phase kit, sensors, isolators, proximities, e-stops, etc.
• Replacing mechanical components like-for-like such as bearings, belts, rollers, gearboxes, chains, shafts etc.

About You

The ideal Maintenance Engineer will have the following:

• A recognised engineering qualification
• Experience working as a Multi-Skilled Engineer
• A willingness to work with PLCs/undergo PLC training
• A sound understanding of key mechanical and/or electrical components

Company Benefits

The company also discloses numerous benefits for the role of Maintenance Engineer which include:

• A healthy company contribution towards your pension
• 28 shifts holiday allowance
• The opportunity to gain experience in a growing industry
• A dedicated budget assigned to offer you personalised PLC training, working alongside four Automation Technicians

ATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation